An Australian woman sentenced to life in prison for killing three relatives with a meal laced with toxic mushrooms has filed an appeal to overturn her conviction, according to court documents.

A jury in July found Erin Patterson , 51, guilty of murdering three elderly relatives of her estranged husband and attempting to murder a fourth in the state of Victoria in 2023.

She was sentenced to life in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years, one of the longest sentences ever given to a woman in Australia .

Documents released on Wednesday by the Supreme Court of Victoria showed Patterson on Monday filed an application for leave to appeal her conviction.

The seven grounds of appeal included that a “fundamental irregularity” occurred while the jury was sequestered. Local media, ci

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